Definition of "acolyte" []

• One who assists the celebrant in the performance of liturgical rites. (noun)
• A devoted follower or attendant. (noun)

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• "It was Craig himself who introduced the term acolyte to The Twelve Detectives as a way to refer to their assistants."
• "But you will find yourself summarily booted O-U-T of the DD club if you do that, since no actual scientist or sciency-acolyte is allowed to belong to both per this debate about telic design in life."
• "Police can only assume an acolyte is at large, a maniac basing his attacks on the twisted medical techniques of the madman he so admires."